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. >> president obama's european adventure. >> something as complicated as immigration reform should not be passed without broad support. >> house conservatives crackdown on immigration and get tough on abortion. but the farm bill goes down in flames. and in afghanistan -- a military milestone as the u.s. edges towardtalks with the taliban. >> we remain focused on moving toward negotiation because we feel it is the best path toward a political solution and political reconciliation. >> friday morning's "wall street journal" headline -- turmoil exposes global risk. the wall street journal asks -- have markets become giant crack houses? investors have certainly been acting like junkies lately. "washington close -- post" the u.s. triggers global fears. "new york times" -- global sell-off reaches beyond the u.s.. what triggered this? a comment by ben bernanke. >> we will continue to reduce the pace of purchases in measured steps through the first half of next year, ending purchases around mid-year next year. >> i believe the english translation of that is that the fed is essentially going to
. >> president obama's european adventure. >> something as complicated as immigration reform should not be passed without broad support. >> house conservatives crackdown on immigration and get tough on abortion. but the farm bill goes down in flames. and in afghanistan -- a military milestone as the u.s. edges towardtalks with the taliban. >> we remain focused on moving toward negotiation because we feel it is the best path toward a political solution and political...
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it started with ted kennedy, , 19 73, attaching a campaign finance reform to the debt ceiling. the post says there were 25 germanees of non- amendments attached and obama has the chutzpah to say never in the history of the species has this ever occurred. is, theifference condition now, if you do not do these things, if you do not do what we want, we will not raise the debt ceiling. in 1973.the hill it was always understood that at the end of the day, you would do something with the date -- debt ceiling. politically there was cover. days of debate. the demand was campaign finance reform. in 1982, 1400 amendments. it took five weeks to debate. >> the understanding was at the end of the day the debt ceiling would be raised. in this case, the crazies are saying, let's let the whole house come down. >> all you need is a bunch of democrats in the house that support the non-shutdown of the government and it does not happen. it is not as if -- the small numbers of the ones in control. >> for more on the history of this, google debt ceiling. a word on chemical weapons and what to do abo
it started with ted kennedy, , 19 73, attaching a campaign finance reform to the debt ceiling. the post says there were 25 germanees of non- amendments attached and obama has the chutzpah to say never in the history of the species has this ever occurred. is, theifference condition now, if you do not do these things, if you do not do what we want, we will not raise the debt ceiling. in 1973.the hill it was always understood that at the end of the day, you would do something with the date -- debt...
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in terms of the obama health care reform clearly most people believe it's certainly increased cessto health care for a lot of people that were not covered. yes? >> true. >> rose: it did that. you had the individual mandate. which you also have in massachusetts, by the way, if people don't know, when governor was governor of that state. >> and newt gingrich used to be for it. but i was for it anyway, even though he was. >> rose: did this bill accomplish wt it should have accomplished by reducing the cost of health care? >> not enough, although it's interesting. the republicans now, one of their arguments is that... and they denounced our bill that i voted for because it didn't redu medicare expenses. for instance there was a program called medicare advantage which paid the private insurance company more than the basic medicare. and we voted to reduce that. so that did... there was some reduction there. but, no, what i would have done is, frankly, to have... i think the medicare system works well. i think it costs much less for the care delivered than private insurance because you get
in terms of the obama health care reform clearly most people believe it's certainly increased cessto health care for a lot of people that were not covered. yes? >> true. >> rose: it did that. you had the individual mandate. which you also have in massachusetts, by the way, if people don't know, when governor was governor of that state. >> and newt gingrich used to be for it. but i was for it anyway, even though he was. >> rose: did this bill accomplish wt it should have...
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president obama has said immigration reform is at the top of his second term agenda. today his spokesman ja carn welcomed the senate agreement. >> this is a big deal. this is an important development. this is in keeping with the principles the president has been espousing for a long time, in keeping with bipartisan efforts in the past, and with the effort this president believes has to end in a law that he can sign. >> ifill: mr. obama is scheduled to unveil his own ideas on immigration reform tomorrow in las vegas. >> woodruff: so how will the politics of this new effort shake out on capitol hill? we asked two senators from the gang of eight. first my conversation with democratic senator dick durbin of illinois. i talked to the majority whip just a short time ago. senator durbin, thank you very much for joining us. i think one of the main questions i'm hearing is, what does this proposal mean for people living in this country illegally right now? what would happen to them? >> basically it would give them a chance to go through a criminal background check to make cert
president obama has said immigration reform is at the top of his second term agenda. today his spokesman ja carn welcomed the senate agreement. >> this is a big deal. this is an important development. this is in keeping with the principles the president has been espousing for a long time, in keeping with bipartisan efforts in the past, and with the effort this president believes has to end in a law that he can sign. >> ifill: mr. obama is scheduled to unveil his own ideas on...
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and barack obama wanted to do two things. he wanted to change the political culture of washington and he wanted to accomplish some big things like health care reform. turned out you could not do both of those. because by trying to pass an ambitious health care bill in today's congress you were going to create a firestorm of opposition and that's what he did. and some of the worst moments of the senate in the last year and a half came about during the health care debate. >> rose: speak to an assessment of this congress as we face midterm elections and heavy campaigning leading into the fall season. >> rose: charlie there's a great irony, conundrum. this has been one of the most productive congresses in memory. historic economic stimulus bill, health care overhaul ux rewriting the rules of wall street, pay equity. but the a rising tide lifts all boats then a tide going out sipg all politicians and the bad economy so dominates any of those achievement which is over the long run might look good but if you're a democrat faigs faci
and barack obama wanted to do two things. he wanted to change the political culture of washington and he wanted to accomplish some big things like health care reform. turned out you could not do both of those. because by trying to pass an ambitious health care bill in today's congress you were going to create a firestorm of opposition and that's what he did. and some of the worst moments of the senate in the last year and a half came about during the health care debate. >> rose: speak to...
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obama set forth is that as somebody said before, people don't have that faith in the government anymore, it is part congress has been so dysfunctional and partly because of the last years but it makes it harder for you to set out a program where government is going to do all of these things to help mobilize the economy, make this a 21st century thing, make fairness happen if you don't believe in government so he has to figure out a way during the campaign to restore people's faith that government can be as he said that smart government acting in their behalf, which is where the military comes in, which i think is kind of the point. >> >> rose: two biggest take away of the presidents, one is the fairness issue, because i think there is somebody out there in the body politic about fairness at this time as value. i think the other thing, the way,the one success he can point to which there is little disagreeme is the military success and he has done that, better even than his predecessor did who made a great claim. do you agree with that, brett? >> i think that is fine. this is what obama h
obama set forth is that as somebody said before, people don't have that faith in the government anymore, it is part congress has been so dysfunctional and partly because of the last years but it makes it harder for you to set out a program where government is going to do all of these things to help mobilize the economy, make this a 21st century thing, make fairness happen if you don't believe in government so he has to figure out a way during the campaign to restore people's faith that...
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the reductions would come from a combination of spending cuts; reforms in medicare and social security and upward of $1 trillion in new revenue from changes in the tax code. that squares with the obama call last week that lawmakers do something big as part of a deal to increase the nation's borrowing authority. after meeting with house republicans this morning in advance of the white house session, house speaker john boehner confirmed that reforming the tax code was on the table. >> we believe that comprehensive tax reform, both on the corporate side and the personal side, will make america more competitive, help create jobs in our country, and is something that is under discussion. >> woodruff: on the senate side, republican mike lee of utah-- a freshman elected with tea party backing-- said the idea could draw his support. >> i'd have to see what they're talking about, because there's a difference between revenue raisers and tax increases. tax increases are not something republicans in the house and senate are not going to support. >> woodruff: but senate majority leader harry reid i
the reductions would come from a combination of spending cuts; reforms in medicare and social security and upward of $1 trillion in new revenue from changes in the tax code. that squares with the obama call last week that lawmakers do something big as part of a deal to increase the nation's borrowing authority. after meeting with house republicans this morning in advance of the white house session, house speaker john boehner confirmed that reforming the tax code was on the table. >> we...
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republican mitt romney stepped up his accusations that president obama has weakened welfare reforms. romney spoke at a rally in des moines, iowa. >> with a very careful executive action, he removed the requirement of work from welfare. it is wrong to make any change that would make america more of a nation of government dependency. we must restore-- and i will restore-- work into welfare. ( applause ) >> reporter: the obama campaign insisted again that the president simply granted states more flexibility to deal with welfare paperwork. and in denver, the president addressed a largely female crowd and talked about what romney's vow to repeal health care reform would mean. >> m romney is running as the candidate of conservative values. there's nothing conservative about a government that prevents a woman from making her own health care decisions. he says he's the candidate of freedom, but freedom's the chance, the opportunity to determine for yourself the care that you need when you it. >> reporter: the president is on a two-day campaign swing. romney is set to begin a multi- state bus
republican mitt romney stepped up his accusations that president obama has weakened welfare reforms. romney spoke at a rally in des moines, iowa. >> with a very careful executive action, he removed the requirement of work from welfare. it is wrong to make any change that would make america more of a nation of government dependency. we must restore-- and i will restore-- work into welfare. ( applause ) >> reporter: the obama campaign insisted again that the president simply granted...
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obama came to the president in the midst of a global financial crisis and two wars. he has had to reshape america's role in the world, the boldness of his accomplishments-- health care reform-- has been divisive. in his first inaugural speech president obama promised a new vision for a troubled country. >> today i say to you that the challenges we face are real they are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily or in a short span of time but know this, america, they will be met! (cheers and applause) >> rose: four years later much work remains on major issues from climate change to immigration reform to the debate about taxes and spending and the most recent focus on gun control joining me to assess barack obama is a group of distinguished scholars and historians. from boston, dorr wince kearns goodwin, she won the pulitzer prize for her book called "no ordinary time." her latest biography "team of rivals" formed the basis for steven spielberg's movie "lincoln." she'll join us later. from nashville, jon meacham, he won a pulitzer prize for the biography
obama came to the president in the midst of a global financial crisis and two wars. he has had to reshape america's role in the world, the boldness of his accomplishments-- health care reform-- has been divisive. in his first inaugural speech president obama promised a new vision for a troubled country. >> today i say to you that the challenges we face are real they are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily or in a short span of time but know this, america, they will be...
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all of this unfolds as president obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform in this country has stalled. at a white house briefing today, press secretary robert gibbs said any movement will take leadership from both parties. >> nothing is going to happen on this issue that only involves one party or one person. question is, we will get comprehensive immigration reform when we go back to a time in which both dems and republicans are willing to be leaders. >> brown: and with those prospects dim, a number of individual states are moving toward taking matters more into their own hands. earlier this afternoon, i spoke with homeland security secretary napolitano. secretary napolitano, welcome. >> thank you. >> brown: at that briefing today you were asked if the $600 million is enough and you said this is what we asked for. and of course what we asked for is what we thought would be enough. so the question is enough for what. what will this accomplish? >> what we're doing is making sure that we have a safe and secure border region from san diego all the way to brownsville. and that mea
all of this unfolds as president obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform in this country has stalled. at a white house briefing today, press secretary robert gibbs said any movement will take leadership from both parties. >> nothing is going to happen on this issue that only involves one party or one person. question is, we will get comprehensive immigration reform when we go back to a time in which both dems and republicans are willing to be leaders. >> brown: and with...
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>> i think there may be some change with respect to malpractice reform. i think there are opportunities to provide partisanship, but i don't hear bipartisanship coming from the new leaders. senator mcconnell said his first priorityis to defeat president obama in 2012. that doesn't sound to me like he's angling for cooperation. i think what we are going to see and i think that republican leaders are going to try to make sure that the federal government and the states don't have the resources necessary to implement the legislation, and that may result in a budget impasse. sdploun so this debate clearly continues. ron pollack, jamesç capretta, susan dentzer, thanks very muchç >> lehrer: now, for some historical context on how the midterm elections turned out from presidential historian michael beschloss, richard norton smith, scholar in residence at george mason university and bevery gage, professor of american history at yale university. so, michael, does the label "historic" legitimately fit what happened two days ago? >> i think we can stamp this one wi
>> i think there may be some change with respect to malpractice reform. i think there are opportunities to provide partisanship, but i don't hear bipartisanship coming from the new leaders. senator mcconnell said his first priorityis to defeat president obama in 2012. that doesn't sound to me like he's angling for cooperation. i think what we are going to see and i think that republican leaders are going to try to make sure that the federal government and the states don't have the...
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obama also billed the new law as the strongest package of consumer financial protections in history. >> and that's not just good for consumers; that's good for the economy, because reform will put a stop to a lot of the bad loans that fueled a debt-based bubble. and it will mean all companies will have to seek customers by offering better products, instead of more deceptive ones. >> woodruff: democrats-- led by senator chris dodd of connecticut and congressman barney frank of massachusetts-- pushed the bill to passage. but republicans stayed away from the signing ceremony and remained skeptical. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said today the new law is bad for small business. >> when you cut through all the talking points about what financial regulation will do, the practical, real-world effect of this bill in the near term will be job loss. that's the real story here. for more than a year and a half, the president and his democrat allies on capitol hill have pushed an anti-business, anti- jobs agenda on the american people in the form of one massive government intrusion after
obama also billed the new law as the strongest package of consumer financial protections in history. >> and that's not just good for consumers; that's good for the economy, because reform will put a stop to a lot of the bad loans that fueled a debt-based bubble. and it will mean all companies will have to seek customers by offering better products, instead of more deceptive ones. >> woodruff: democrats-- led by senator chris dodd of connecticut and congressman barney frank of...
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obama sought to describe the overall u.s./indonesia relationship by invoking an old proverb. >> our two nations are fortunate that we are forging a partnership for the 21st century. and as we go forward, i'm reminded of a proverb-- "bagai aur dengan tebing"-- "like bamboo and the river bank, we rely on each other." >> warner: tomorrow, the president is scheduled to deliver a major speech in jakarta focusing on indonesia's democratic progress and what that means for the muslim world. >> ifill: we'll come back to indonesia at the end of the program with a story about president obama's childhood neighborhood in jakarta. between now and then: president bush's memoir; pakistan's continuing health crisis; and the second wave: state capitols shift from blue to red. but first, with the other news of the day, here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. may be open to keeping american troops in iraq past the end of 2011, the current deadline for withdrawal. defense secretary robert gates suggested today the timeta
obama sought to describe the overall u.s./indonesia relationship by invoking an old proverb. >> our two nations are fortunate that we are forging a partnership for the 21st century. and as we go forward, i'm reminded of a proverb-- "bagai aur dengan tebing"-- "like bamboo and the river bank, we rely on each other." >> warner: tomorrow, the president is scheduled to deliver a major speech in jakarta focusing on indonesia's democratic progress and what that means...
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of course, the affordable care act, obama care, does a lot to curb the long-run growth of medicare costs. there's actually a lot in there. he's actually done more to bring down the cost curve for medicare than anyone has ever done before. but in washington that is considered not serious if he's not actually taking been anies away from people who need them. it's a really weird they can. you inflict pain on vulnerable people. obama is very serious in the real sense. the notion he hasn't done anything is totally unfair. he's done more than anyone has ever done before. >> ifill: let's talk about one part of the republican, you want to put area quotes around it, plan. that's the idea of raising the eligibility age for medicare. why isn't that something that might actually be a big first step? >> first of all it's very small amounts of money. congressional budget office put it at a little over $100 billion over ten years. that's trivial. it doesn't save very much money. 65- and 66-year-olds are young seniors so they don't cost a lot actually. they don't have the health problems. kicking them o
of course, the affordable care act, obama care, does a lot to curb the long-run growth of medicare costs. there's actually a lot in there. he's actually done more to bring down the cost curve for medicare than anyone has ever done before. but in washington that is considered not serious if he's not actually taking been anies away from people who need them. it's a really weird they can. you inflict pain on vulnerable people. obama is very serious in the real sense. the notion he hasn't done...
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barack obama just wanted it to be his legacy. >> everybody loves the idea of health care reform... >> this is a huge issue the president is taking on now... >> the question is, could health care reform really happen? >> narrator: he had been in office only six wes. he wanted to prove bipartisanship could work. he gathered in one room at one time all sides in the debate. >> they're talking about lawmakers, doctors, nurses, hospitals... >> bringing together lawmakers and interest groups... >> cabinet officials, members of congress, the white house team conferring on how to overhaul health care. >> many of these players for years, if not decades, had a record of opposing any sort of health care reform efforts. >> and what a remarkable achievement that would be. something that democrats and republicans, business and labor, consumer groups and provers, all of us could share extraordinary pride in finally dealing with something that has been vexing us for so long. >> i think the president's intentions were to try and forge a bipartisan coalition, and was willing to give it some time to get
barack obama just wanted it to be his legacy. >> everybody loves the idea of health care reform... >> this is a huge issue the president is taking on now... >> the question is, could health care reform really happen? >> narrator: he had been in office only six wes. he wanted to prove bipartisanship could work. he gathered in one room at one time all sides in the debate. >> they're talking about lawmakers, doctors, nurses, hospitals... >> bringing together...